Probable cause
The student pilot's inadequate flare and failure to maintain directional control during landing.
NTSB analysis
The solo student pilot reported that as he crossed the runway threshold, the airplane floated, touched down, and bounced a couple of times. The airplane subsequently departed the left side of the runway, impacted a small ditch and came to rest inverted. The airplane's vertical stabilizer and right wing were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR14CA026 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 23, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Lodi, California
- Nearest airport
- Lodi Airport (1O3)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna T210 - H
- N-number
- N6942R
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1967
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.